The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE big timber raft from ST. John, N. B.. for
New York, which was a failure last year. will be
launched in November. 1t will be $50 feet long,
or 100 feet longer than originally.
THE Western Union Company cabled to Lon
don the times at which the yachts in the recent
race passed Sandy Hook point in 20 seconds,
telegraphic speed which has never been equalled
IN actual business working.
Two brazen Roman helmets have been dug up
by laborers digging trench for water course
at Schaan, in Leichtenstein. by the old Roman
road to Coire. One had engraved on the brass
the name "PubliuS Cavidius Felix, of the CEN
fury of Caius Patronius; the other, "Nunerinus
Paponius" Of the century of Lucius Turetudlus
Oh the Third Cohort
A coNFECr1oNER of Newport, England, having
missed from the bakehouse time after time
dainty morsels set a watch, and a form resem-
bling that Of a boy was seen stealthiy creeping
along the roof of the adjoining bakehouSe No
attention was paid to cries to come down, and q
gun was fired. The aim was good, and a dead
monkey rolled from the roof into the road
INDEED, now feel very well; but must be
50, for have one wish more which should like
tol see fulfilled" recently remarked the En-
peror of Germany to one who congratulated him
on his excellent appearance. After short
pause he added, with deep emotion; Il should
like to hear once more the voice of my son, the
Crown Prince loud and sonorous, as in former
years"
A SYNDICATE composed of Highland mem
bears of Parliament and prominent Highlanders
is, it is said, about to produce the drama THE
Blue Bells of Scotland ~ now on the boards of
the Novelty Theatre, London, throughout Eng
land and afterward in the United States and
the Colonies, for the purpose of interesting the
public at home and in America in the Highland
crOfter question.
The Russian Minister of Railways has APP
pointed a commission to select a method of
lighting railway cars with electricity, and all
the principal companies will hereafter be COM
PEELED 10 use the light on passenger trains. The
South Russian railway has for some time used
electric light on all its fast trains from Odessa
to Kef, and the Cars special trains have been
so lighted for long time.
THERE is an English precedent for the Paris
physician who secured part of the skin of
Pranzini, the executed murderer, and had it
made into two card cases. In the Scotland Yard
Chamber Of Horrors is portion Of the skin
of one BeDingham. who murdered Mr.. Perez
val, tanned into leather. 1t originally belonged
to the surgeon who dissected the remains of
Bellingham after his execution.
THERE are at present so cardinals, 6 cardinal
bishops, 40 cardinal priests and IA cardinal
deacons. When the Sacred College is full there
are seventy cardinals; the vacancies are all
among the cardinal priests. There is no settled
principle of representation. There are 81 Italian
cardinals, 10 French 4 Germans. 4 Hungarians
or Poles 8 English , Irish and 2 Spanish cardi-
nails, and American, Portuguese, and Aus
trian cardinal.
NAPOLEON LEsAULT is his name, and he is an
East Saginaw mail-carrier On one day recent
ly he he'd thirteen holes bitten into his anatomy
by as many dogs, and when his superior sug-
gested that he draw the line, he said he'd be
dumned if he didn't draw revolver. He has
killed good many dogs since, but not so many
as he would If the owners of the brutes didn {
take pointer and remove their dogs TO the
back yard when Napoleon heaves into view.
THE Society of the Sidney Presbyterian
Church in Illinois is composed wholly of women.
They built handsome little chapel and dedi-
Gated it substantially free from debt. There
were no men to hold the offices, which have
been vacant year The little church became a
sort of elephant on the hands of the Blooming
ton preSbytery which recently appointed q
committee to complete the organization. The
question whether women are eligible to all the
Offices necessary TO a complete organization is
under consideration.
His MAJESTY DONG KHAN, of AMMAN has fifty
cooks, taking part in the preparation of each
royal repast, but each chef is confined in the
elaboration of a single one of the fifty dishes of
which the menu is invariably composed. The
dishes are taken first to the intendant of the
household, who delivers them to the eunuchs
for conveyance to the Kings female body guard
some thirty of the ladies of the seragliO, who
serve the repaSt and wait on the table. The
royal table beverage in AMMAN is paTticu ar
brew made from poppy seeds and aromatic
plants. but Dong Khan never touches the tradi-
tonal concOctIon, finding bottle of old Bor-
deaux quite good enough for him.